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Definition of Mentha Pulegium

Mentha Pulegium
Pennyroyal Pen`ny*roy"al, n. [A corruption of OE. puliall royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr. pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in puleium regium.] (Bot.) An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor. Bastard pennyroyal (Bot.) See Blue curls, under Blue.
Mentha Pulegium
Pudding Pud"ding, n. [Cf. F. boudin black pudding, sausage, L. botulus, botellus, a sausage, G. & Sw. pudding pudding, Dan. podding, pudding, LG. puddig thick, stumpy, W. poten, potten, also E. pod, pout, v.] 1. A species of food of a soft or moderately hard consistence, variously made, but often a compound of flour or meal, with milk and eggs, etc. And solid pudding against empty praise. --Pope. 2. Anything resembling, or of the softness and consistency of, pudding. 3. An intestine; especially, an intestine stuffed with meat, etc.; a sausage. --Shak. 4. Any food or victuals. Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue. --Prior. 5. (Naut.) Same as Puddening. Pudding grass (Bot.), the true pennyroyal (Mentha Pulegium), formerly used to flavor stuffing for roast meat. --Dr. Prior. Pudding pie, a pudding with meat baked in it. --Taylor (1630). Pudding pipe (Bot.), the long, cylindrical pod of the leguminous tree Cassia Fistula. The seeds are separately imbedded in a sweetish pulp. See Cassia. Pudding sleeve, a full sleeve like that of the English clerical gown. --Swift. Pudding stone. (Min.) See Conglomerate, n., 2. Pudding time. (a) The time of dinner, pudding being formerly the dish first eaten. [Obs.] --Johnson. (b) The nick of time; critical time. [Obs.] Mars, that still protects the stout, In pudding time came to his aid. --Hudibras.

Meaning of Mentha Pulegium from wikipedia

- Mentha ****gium, commonly (European) pennyroyal, or pennyrile, also called mosquito plant and pudding gr****, is a species of flowering plant in the mint...
- forest mint Mentha longifolia (L.) L. – horse mint Mentha micrantha (Fisch. ex Benth.) Heinr.Braun Mentha pamiroalaica Boriss. Mentha ****gium L. – pennyroyal...
- (Tasmannia lanceolata) Peppermint (Mentha piperata) Peppermint gum leaf (Eucalyptus dives) Perilla (Mentha ****gium) Deulkkae (Perilla frutescens seeds)...
- name reflects a traditional ****ociation with the separate species Mentha ****gium or pennyroyal. The plants were ****ociated due to their shared high...
- number of substances which can act as emmenagogues. Many, such as Mentha ****gium, European pennyroyal, or Tansy, may, as a tea, bring on menses, but...
- the section ****gium within the Mentha genus. This section ****ociates it with plants such as M. ****gium as well as Mentha gattefossei. Mentha micrantha...
- ****gioides highlights its similarity to another species within Lamiaceae, Mentha ****gium (pennyroyal). Broad-leaved thyme is a creeping dwarf evergreen shrub...
- very high volatile oil concentrations, such as European pennyroyal (Mentha ****gium), have traditional uses as disinfectants, flea-killers, and abortifacients...
- title refers to the tea made from boiling the leaves of the plant Mentha ****gium, or pennyroyal, which is used as an abortifacient, among other things...
- been grouped with relatives such as Mentha ****gium, Mentha requienii and Mentha grandiflora within the "****gium" section. This was owing to a homoplasy...